Creation of a quality index (Botnia FOX index) , which combines the theory of cooking and bleaching, mill data and the utilization of statistical mathematics (Metsä Fibre won the Quality Innovation competition in 2012)

Our competence and the focus of research in the recent past

VTT can offer techno-economic feasibility studies and LCA evaluations of processes, and application and runnability testing.

Raw material efficient pulping processes are the most important research area in the resent past, due to the fact that in Nordic countries over 60% of pulp production costs comes from wood raw materials.

Research facilities and networks

Besides experts in pulping, VTT has versatile semi-pilot scale laboratory equipment with which to perform cooking and bleaching research for a wide variety of different kinds of raw materials Liukosellujen testaukseen VTT:llä on regenerointi- ja märkäkehruuympäristöt